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11-02-2011, 11:39 PM
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Oh what a feeling
Drives: Yaris Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas
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Driving w/ Trailer Safety
Is there any special way to drive a small car like Yaris with a 300 pound trailer? Just curious if I need to keep the trailer from flipping sideways during turns. I saw a video on Youtube. A light trailer was being towed by a small car, and the only thing on the trailer was a kid. The car turned at low speed, and the trailer with the kid flipped sideways.
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11-03-2011, 05:53 PM
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DWEED
Drives: 3DR 2008 Metorite Metalic Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Arizona
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Rule #1 while towing is to never forget you have a trailer behind you.
Rule #2 never forget rule #1. Although I didn't see the video, I quess the center of gravity was too high or shifting load weight. Shouldn't be a problem if your load is secured and loaded properly.
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11-03-2011, 06:00 PM
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Drives: yaris Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: earth
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yes
you drive slower -everywhere- until you figure out how it handles |
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